Before entering the temple you have to go through a “shopping” street named Nakamise where you get fine sweets made from bean paste. Those taste really good and are fat free 🙂 The temple buildings are amazing, there are purification fountains outside for some kind of washing ritual.
Often the waiting time at the airports gets a bit boring. Sometimes you have the luck to see cool architecture and a view directly to the airplanes outside as happened here at the Hong Kong International Airport. Then it’s a good idea, if you have your photo equipment with you so that you can grab your photo bag, take out your camera and begin to shoot.
The only way to go to Hearst Castle is by a visitors bus which brings you via serpentines to that amazing castle. From arrival time until leave it’s a never ending photo journey. Statues, in door and out door pools with impressing mosaic tiles, pillars, ornamented windows, a botanical garden …
Hong Kong, one of the most fascinating cities of the world, offers you interesting expressions street for street. It’s a never ending flow of traffic, pedestrians, cars and shops.
From the pool at the Le Meridien you have a good view to the next near hotel, the Shangri La in New Delhi. It’s a pleasure swimming in this pool and looking around to the different hotels in this area, particularly in the night.
In Austria there is a thermal spring with spa und hotel called Bad Blumau. The interesting thing is, that the whole area and accommodations have been designed by the artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser, this is a real unique style and a real pleasure to have vacation there. No rooms or hallways are straight, all a bit wavy and skewed … 🙂
I am completely unaware if this has been made from a big brick or block of stone and crafted with hammer and chisel or a mason helped out and took a trowel and added concrete in an artfully way. However it looks good and represents the king of all animals.
I didn’t know anything about Ernest Hemingway’s visit to Galtür in the Paznauntal, Tyrol. As I was waiting for a bus near the tourist information on a sign I saw the quotation “Wonderful country. The Silvretta.” (Ernest Hemingway, 1925), there was also a short story about his visit with some poetic rhymes. Then I did some Google research and found that he has written his novel “An Alpine Idyll” in Galtür. Very interesting… then I immediately took a short drive outside and took some photos of Galtür.
Some parts of Gzira, Malta have big sea parking lots for all kinds of ships and boats. Since the whole island is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea no wonder that the boat is the most desired vehicle beside a car. Add steady sunny weather and the time is always right for boat trips.
Schönbrunn is one of the most photographed sights in Vienna. So I tried to take a photo from a bit unusual place, across the street on my knees in squat position in twilight. I used my Sigma 35mm 1.4 with the LA-EA4 adapter on my Sony A7R.
